US 12,348,657 B2
Hinged electronic device with flexible substrate having dynamic regions defining one or more apertures
Ngee J Lee, Park Ridge, IL (US); Caleb Smith, Chicago, IL (US); Keith J Pump, Chicago, IL (US); and Robert Murdock, Naperville, IL (US)
Assigned to Motorola Mobility LLC, Chicago, IL (US)
Filed by Motorola Mobility LLC, Chicago, IL (US)
Filed on Aug. 8, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/231,598.
Application 18/231,598 is a continuation of application No. 17/483,592, filed on Sep. 23, 2021, granted, now 11,863,695.
Prior Publication US 2023/0388400 A1, Nov. 30, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06F 1/16 (2006.01); H04M 1/02 (2006.01)
CPC H04M 1/0268 (2013.01) [G06F 1/1652 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A flexible substrate, comprising:
a first dynamic region defining at least one aperture and separated from a second dynamic region defining at least one other aperture along a central axis by a central region;
a first fastener coupled to the flexible substrate such that the first dynamic region is situated between the first fastener and the central region;
a second fastener coupled to the flexible substrate such that the second dynamic region is situated between the second fastener and the central region;
a third fastener coupled to the central region; and
further comprising a first stabilizer coupled to the flexible substrate;
wherein:
each of the first fastener, the second fastener, and the third fastener has a fastener length that is greater than a width of the flexible substrate; and
the first stabilizer is applied to an exterior surface of the flexible substrate at a location closer to an edge of the flexible substrate than either the at least one aperture or the at least one other aperture.